DHS, private industry in national IT emergency exercise

Most of the nation’s critical infrastructure is privately owned including the communication infrastructure, so DHS is going to test government-private industry coordination in the event of emergency

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PPSC to protect Forbes

PPSC, a subsidiary of Isonics, two weeks signed up the NBA as a client; last week it signed up Forbes

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DHS to tighten security of information included in national infrastructure plan

Infrastructure and IT companies are supposed to provide DHS with information to help fashion an effective infrastructure protection policy; these companies are worried about who would have access to that information

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Wave Dispersion Technologies sells water protection gear to U.S. agencies

Here is an example of dual-use technology: WDT sea barriers are equally effective in preventing beach erosion as they are in protecting sensitive installations from attacks from the sea

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DHS testing portable nuclear radiation sensor

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Where is the outrage? On deadly chemicals and sorry jokes

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Analysis: Environmental regulations cause risky concentration of critical infrastructure

It used to be the case that environmental concerns appeared to clash with economic growth and job creation; now an argument is being made that environmental concerns leading to the concentration of critical infrastructure facilities may clash with security

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